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My Sister, Gay’s, Fifth Installment: Stepping Out On the Water February 23, 2012

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Someone Comes Along February 17, 2012

Every now and then, someone comes along who changes everything. I was in my late twenties when a woman I’d come to know through my aerobics class then a small Sunday school class came up to me and said with a gentle firmness, “God is calling me to support you in ministry.” It was the [...]

Beth

My Sister Gay’s Fourth Installment: “Like Sunlight Burning at Midnight” February 13, 2012

First Installment: Meet My Sister Second Installment: The Functioning Years Third Installment: The Maelstrom From Gay’s heart to yours… Gregg Taylor, my pastor and sweet, sweet friend, said in a sermon one night at Mercy Street that “the person who has a WHY to live can bear with almost any HOW.” He was quoting Victor [...]

Beth

Following Ruby Bridges

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Kristine

You have heard undoubtedly about Linda Brown, the little girls whose last name heads the historic legislation “Brown versus Board of Education Topeka Kansas”. Her parents, along with 12 other families, fought to desegregate our public schools, paving the way for an inclusive special education model. If, indeed, separate is not equal, than desegregation should [...]

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Crazy Choices

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Kristine

I called the neighboring school district that offers the communication class to see if it would be possible to transfer to their school district so that our son could receive appropriate special education services. The director of special programs was very kind and listened to my concerns, but she explained to me that their district [...]

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